Damon Young - Writer Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

Pittsburgh native Damon Young is the cofounder of VerySmartBrothas.com and one of the most respected writers on race and culture at work today. His new book, What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir In Essays, chronicles his efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him. With his hilarious and distinctive voice, Damon Young grapples with some of the most complex issues of race and identity, from a deeply personal and unflinchingly honest place.